• Engineering properties of Norwegian peat for calculation of settlements 

      Long, Mike; Paniagua Lopez, Ana Priscilla; Grimstad, Gustav; Trafford, Andrew; Degago, Samson Abate; L Heureux, Jean-Sebastien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Despite some 9% of Norway's area being underlain by peat the geotechnical characteristics of the material have not been well documented. As peatlands form an excellent carbon sink there is much pressure on planning authorities ...
    • Prediction of embankment settlement on Swedish peat using the soft soil creep model 

      Long, Michael; Grimstad, Gustav; Trafford, Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Despite the prevalence of peat in northern areas of Europe and elsewhere, there are comparatively few case histories of carefully monitored embankments constructed directly on peat. In addition the use of relatively advanced ...